The Sickly Villain Only Wants to Survive

5

In the time during a few evening self-study sessions, Zhu Tong finished reading the entire novel.

'The Day You Fall in Love with Me' tells the story of a girl bravely pursuing her dream boy.

The female lead was beautiful, catching the male lead's attention at first glance. From then on, her every move affected his emotions.

It was a light, sweet romance.

The female lead's pursuit of the male lead was smooth sailing.

But why was Zhu Tong's situation so different, even though they were both characters in a story?

He didn't have such grand ambitions as the female lead—he just wanted to make friends and survive.

But why was Shao Ming so hard to deal with?

Zhu Tong wondered, "Why is my mission target Shao Ming?"

This had been bothering him for a while.

What did the Mary Sue's heartthrob have to do with him?

Why was his life tied to the heartthrob's favorability?

The system replied, "Because he's the only person related to the Mary Sue who isn't infatuated with her."

Zhu Tong: "..."

In the original story, Shao Ming's attitude toward the Mary Sue was almost the same as his, if not worse.

Yet Shao Ming's ending was completely different from his.

After graduating from high school, Shao Ming also went to City A. To escape the Mary Sue's entanglements, he single-handedly brought down the Mary Sue's family business.

No one knew how he did it.

Afterward, not only was Shao Ming not hunted down by the Mary Sue's powerful suitors, but he also safely left the country to live abroad.

The world was just unfair.

So, just because Shao Ming was incredibly lucky and had a stellar character arc, did this mean Zhu Tong, as the villain, had to cling to the Mary Sue's heartthrob to survive?

Zhu Tong sighed deeply.

At least there was a glimmer of hope.

He sneaked a glance to the side, only to find that his deskmate's seat was already empty.

"?"

Zhu Tong was taken aback, "Where's Shao Ming?"

The system replied, "He left the classroom while you were reading the novel's ending."

Zhu Tong: "..."

He could only pack up his things and head back to the dormitory.

Zhu Tong had seen Gongshui County No. 1 High School's dormitory in the school bulletin before transferring.

It was an eight-person dorm, but the space wasn't small. The beds and lockers were neatly arranged, and the environment looked tidy.

Now that he was at the school, he figured he should learn to integrate into campus life.

Dorm life shouldn't be a problem, or so he thought.

But the system thought: My host is still too naive.

When Zhu Tong arrived at the dormitory door, he realized just how big the problem was!

He didn't mind how narrow the corridor was, or how noisy the dormitory building was before lights out.